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Posted on 05/30/2006 11:14:37 AM PDT by KevinNuPac
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Your grandfather declined life support because he was dying. Terri was denied food and water because she wasn't dying.
The death lobby is aligned with activist judges like www.judgegeorgegreer.com and also with George Soros and the ACLU. We take the murder of innocents seriously around here whether they are public executions like Terri Schiavo's or whether someone is a victim behind closed doors.
Adolph Hitler had a T-4 program to exterminate the population that has similarities to new dogma and propaganda which is driven by profit - millions upon millions of dollars.
Modern day profiteering by making death is a big deal. It is MONEY DRIVEN.
But, he refused Terri admittance into his courtroom which is against the ADA. Even seeing isn't believing with the corrupt, incompetent Judge Greer.
Why this crook isn't impeached and in prison is beyond me. Well, I know why he's not but someday...
Well stated.
That said, I decided to actually look into this case for the first time. After making requests on this thread for any pointers to an intelligent debate on this topic, nobody was able to send me any. I just went and read through some of the court cases related to it.
Since I know it will only start up a flame fest, I don't know if I should post my thoughts or not. In short, I think there are a lot of people on both sides of this issue that have way too much involved in the way of agenda. Money being one of the highest on the list.
My Grandmother is still alive, although just barely. I doubt, especially now, that she will be around much longer. Unfortunately being on the other side of the world I wasn't in a position to see him before he went and probably will not have a chance to see her either. :(
The many things that greatly bother me about this include the sadistic way Terri was treated. As someone on these threads said, "There was no favor too small for Michael to deny."
I suspect one of the difficulties is that many Terri supporters have found that there is so much wrong with Michael's case that it's no more possible to have a reasonable debate about whether Michael's actions were proper, than it would be to debate whether water is wet or fire is hot.
Does Michael speak and behave in the manner of a sane, honest person? I have been unable to formulate any set of facts that would be consistent with his actions being sane and honest. Perhaps you could help me out.
Is Michael honest, but perhaps with a few screws loose (it would be understandable, if he was an honest person, that the stress of the situation might drive him a little crazy)? Again, try as I might I can't figure any set of facts that is consistent with his actions being those that an honest but slightly crazy person would be expected to make.
Is Michael a murderous psychopath? Perhaps. His actions and the facts of the case fit that scenario perfectly.
Is Michael simply a weak-willed guy who's being manipulated by a murderous psychopath named George Felos? Doesn't seem quite as likely, but still fits decently well with what's known of the case. If anyone can offer any other explanations to reconcile Michael's documented statements and actions with what is known and undisputed about the case, I'd like to hear them. None of the "innocent" explanations I've heard made sense a year ago; with continued revelations, they make even less sense.
Thanks, though I'm hardly the first to make that observation. Actually, the exrreme efforts to prevent Terri from being given any fluids orally suggest quite strongly to me that Michael knew she would probably have been able to swallow them. After all, if she was physically incapable of taking fluids orally and fatally choked when the parents tried to give them to her, that would have been the perfect scenario for Michael (and would have been a better scenario for Terri than death by dehydration).
I agree.
Neatly put.
Michael Schiavo used to complain, "When is that b*tch gonna die?" It took him many more years and all of HER rehab money to put her to death, but y'know, she was, like, in the way.
A fine, well written letter.
Obviously, the only things I know about the case at this point are from reading the court documents. Since you consider Michael insane, I am curious at what point do you personally think he became this way? Before they were married, after her collapse, etc...? Do you feel he was always this way?
Further, based on reading the court papers, it is clear to me that Micheal and the parents both argued their cases repeatedly in front of various judges. If Michael was insane, why did they rule in his favor?
The most plausible scenario is that Michael is a lying psychopath. He could conceivably be honest but delusional, but that would be a pretty big stretch.
As to why judges would go along with him, a simple explanation would be that the parents didn't initially give a good reason not to trust Michael, and so the early decisions favored him. Judges don't like to reverse earlier decisions; some would rather let an innocent person die than admit they were mistaken.
Other explanations would also fit. Judge Greer was supposed to supervise Michael's handling of Terri's estate. If guardianship were ever handed over to anyone else, that person would be required to audit everything. Any problems would fall on Greer's head as well as Michael's.
If Michael was playing some games with Terri's books, I don't know that Greer would have been paying close enough attention to notice immediately. If Greer became aware of some malfeasance long after the fact, he would find himself in an uncomfortable situation: call official attention to the problem (and thus to his own failure to flag it earlier), or help Michael cover it up. I could easily imagine the latter option as seeming more attractive; if Greer went very far down that road, he'd have no choice but to keep on it (since exposure of Michael's actions would expose his own complicity in the cover-up). Not necessarily the only explanation, but IMHO it's the one that makes the most sense.
You hit the nail on the head with the hijacking problem.
But I don't know if it was your intent. New threads are frequently invaded by trolls and allies of the death lovers who try to steer the tone from discussion of issues of Terri's Legacy into threads on who is right, a faithful family fighting for their daughter or a sociopath bent on killing her. I told you before but you glossed over it. I used the example that in Church, we do not give equal time to the devil. Likewise on these threads, we are not debating by giving fair and balanced time to the side representing evil. We are pro-life. Freerepublic is pro-life.
As you know, would-be hijackers do their dirty work by shifting discussion away from the issue and into bickering and are implying that we and by extension Freerepublic are a bunch of paranoid freaks.
But now you are singing the same note over again. We have offered you on a platter a cornucopia of information sources and now you said we didn't. Instead you resort to a claim of reading some of the court cases related to it when we have asserted in very clear language the court cases related to the murder of Terri are corrupted in essence.
It sounds like you consider your thoughts likely to draw flames, and that your mind is made up, IOW you have no real interest in getting at the truth, only in supporting the side which is against us who are pro life and pro Freerepublic. Perhaps this is the wrong forum and topic for you. You will find a great many of the same stripe in Daily Kos or DU and with the MSM. Your thought patterns are echoed as well on anti-freerepublic sites. No point you have stated to date is otherwise original. We have heard it countless times from disruptors and trolls long gone or zotted.
You say you are sickened. We are too. But from your words it is not clear which end of that spectrum sickens you.
That leads me to ask. Are you sickened by the hijackers, allies of Mikey and trolls trying to hijack our threads or are you sickened by people of good will fighting for the Terri's of the world?
Your tone sounds like the latter. I do get suspicious of posters who ignore all presented to them and brush it aside with mantras, and continue their same tack.
The practice of euthanasia was easily established and advanced in the United States under the pretense of end of life wishes, choices, compassion, dignity, assisted suicide, and self rights to the public through introductions of various means.
Among those heavily involved in pushing euthanasia via legislative and public policy change in the U.S. is Myra Christopher and the billionaire donors who fund the cause. Myra has incrementally dosed our society towards legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia, largely through educational programs directed toward the medical field and medical industry, the legal field, government, the media, and the clergy, which leads to public policy changes.
Myra Christopher, Euthanasia and The Healthcare Connection - PART 10
Terri on the road to recovery before the second stage began.
TAMPA---Prominent Hillsborough County attorney Dennis Hernandez has been charged with false imprisonment, a felony and misdemeanor domestic battery as the result of a New Year's Day altercation with his ex-girlfriend, the mother of his three year son with whom he is involved in a child support and custody dispute.
Hernandez, 38, had been charged with domestic battery and kidnapping charges for allegedly beating his former girlfriend, Rebecca Crigler, at his south Tampa home on New Year's Day about 6:30 p.m.
Tampa Attorney Charged With False Imprisonment
Waking those in a Permanent Vegetative State Louis Viljoen awoke from a three year coma after he was administered a sleeping pill. The question is whether or not the drug will work on others: Its effect on Louis has been remarkable, says his mother. Photos of the now 36-year-old man adorn the wall above his bed, marking each of the 10 birthdays he has spent here at the Ikhaya Tini Vorster rehabilitation centre in Dunnottar, near Springs. Previously: End the Madness: PVS is reversible or misdiagnosed
In the coming months, British company ReGen will begin clinical trials with Zolpidem on 30 coma patients in South Africa, in the hope that the drug will also bring them back to life. Note that just like Terri Schiavo and Haleigh Poutre, doctors had diagnosed Louis as being in a permanent vegetative state (PVS). They told his mother he would never recover.
Louis Viljoen awoke from a three year coma after he was administered a sleeping pill. The question is whether or not the drug will work on others:
Its effect on Louis has been remarkable, says his mother. Photos of the now 36-year-old man adorn the wall above his bed, marking each of the 10 birthdays he has spent here at the Ikhaya Tini Vorster rehabilitation centre in Dunnottar, near Springs.
Previously: End the Madness: PVS is reversible or misdiagnosed
Waking those in a Permanent Vegetative State
PINELLAS COUNTY---Last month, The Florida Supreme Court voted to remove Pinellas-Pasco County Circuit Court Judge John Renke III of New Port Richey from the bench, the first time since 1970 that a judge has been removed solely for campaign violations.
But Renke wants the state's highest court to reconsider while he continues to draw his annual salary of $139,497.
Florida Judge Wants Rehearing On Removal Decision
Daniel Cullen II will probably never know the impact he might have on the Texas law governing when doctors can remove life support and end a patient's life.
But the 10-month-old whose mother is fighting to prevent a Dallas hospital from disconnecting his ventilator could become a test case as doctors, right-to-life activists and legislators hash out a proposal to revise the futile-care law for the 2007 legislative session.
The Dallas Morning News reported late last month that the ethics board at Children's Medical Center Dallas decided, against the wishes of Daniel's mother, that it would be futile and inappropriate to continue to treat him.
Right-to-life case may affect law
Our visitor announced his point of view in his first post. I have not believed a word he's said since.
The Florida legal tradition rolls on.
I thought that may happen, am away from my computer and DSL and am doing the pony express routine with my dial up. Will put it up on my website when I get back and link to it.
Ah, how rhapsodical! Yes, yes, let us "frame the incomprehensible space"!
Translation: You've got 10 days, then we snuff the patient.
I had missed his/her statement "Get over it." Terri's case was not like dropping a chipped teacup that you "get over it." Considering what was done to Terri and the implications of these acts for the rest of us, "getting over it" is a heartless and stupid statement to make.
Maybe one day soon....
You mmmean our visitor is not sincerely of good will? Who would'uv thunk?
You can hear more truth and snappier dialogue on those sponsored TV shows that sell rhinestone jewelry.
I started to wonder when he tried to sell me boy scout cookies.
Well I'll be... And here I just thought the poor visitor just hadn't had an update in the last sixteen years. News is slow in some parts, you know.
I think he should be exiled, maybe to St. Helena where they put Napoleon once upon a time. Greer has a Napoleon complex, so it would be a good place for him.
Napoleon in guarded exile on St. Helena
As I said in my previous post, because of this thread I did become serious about finding out more about the issue. I wouldn't have spent the time looking at the court papers if I was not. Obviously, those on this thread, including you, are just going to view me as a troll. In light of the last few posts about me, it is not worth continuing this discussion. Have a nice day.
Buh bye
Somebody maybe could make a reservation for one at The Briars. But it is too touristy now. Not many islands off Florida isolated anymore either, but maybe some hammock in the Everglades...
The brutal manner she and her family were treated by her estranged husband and Judge Greer and the way she was killed is a real life horror story. When a little boy tried to bring her water because he felt sorry for her, he was actually handcuffed and taken to the police station. German, of all countries, offered to care for her for free, but Michael turned it down. It is the totality of the situation that makes statements, such as "get over it," no matter how meant, appear at best insensitive. It is not always easy to differentiate between someone who simply wants more information to someone who just wants to pick a fight. I know of good people who have received wrong information regarding Terri from the MSM.
Thanks for the note. I understand. I'm waiting for June's book.
Since you've looked over the court papers, perhaps you can say what evidence exists of Terri's desire to be fatally dehydrated?
Regardless of whether or why judges found such evidence credible, do you find it credible given the knowledge of everything that has transpired since that evidence was heard?
To conclude that Terri, without a doubt, wanted to be fatally dehydrated, one would have to either be aware of some evidence that I am not (possible--if you are aware of such, maybe you can fill me in) or else draw a number of inferences which stretch credulity to the point of ridiculousness.
I think one of the difficulties many people have with this case is that it can be hard to acknowledge the existence of great evil. Given a choice between believing that many thousands of people are lying about what went on in World War II death camps, or believing that a country could be so evil as to slaughter millions of people in such facilities, many people would rather believe the former (thus the existence of Holocaust-deniers). Likewise, people find it easier to disbelieve all the evidence showing that Michael and Felos are sadistic monsters than to believe that anyone could really be as evil as the evidence would suggest Michael and Felos to be.
I'd like to think that Michael and Felos were doing the right thing. But I cannot come up with any explanation for their behavior which is consistent with such a hypothesis. If the conditions necessary to justify their broader actions existed, many of their specific actions would have made no sense. If you can come up with a consistent overall explanation that does not involve Michael being either psychopathic or delusional, I'd like to hear it.
Cheryl warns about the emotional content of this clip, and it touches me and Floriduh voter and other freepers at the vigil pretty hard because we were right there as this event unfolded.
I have been called a liar and less printable names for repeating what we lived through that horrible time, the time they pulled the plug on poor Terri and commenced her slow and painful execution. At the short time before this interview, we had heard first hand from an excited eyewitness that unequivocally a cop heard Terri cry out her phrase and that eyewitness said the cop could not deny it. He denied anyway. You can hear for yourselves how quickly they buried the truth just moments later. Here is the clip:
That moment sears into memory and brings to mind the White Rose once again.
"We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will give you no rest."
I'm sorry to hear that you're so far away : (
How old is Grandma? I hope that somehow you can make it home to see her. (((hugs)))
Thanks 8mm. More than you know.
Whether misinterpreted or by intent, this is a Texas Death Penalty for the useless eater innocents. Perhaps with outcry it can change.
Here is what Andrea Clark's family say. It is linked to the update I posted yesterday on baby Daniel:
On Jun 11, 2006, at 9:15 AM, Melanie Childers wrote:
I recently cleaned out my purse. In it, I found the
information on the lady that joined us in protesting
in front of St. Luke's Hospital in Houston, when they
were trying to kill my sister:
Sylvia Garza's sister was in the hospital (St. Luke's
Episcopal) with pneumonia for 3.5 weeks and developed
sepsis (an infection in the blood, just like Andrea)
and the doctors recommended to the family that she be
taken off of life support. Sylvia's sister, who had
never drank or smoked in her life, was 62 years old.
Her brain was functioning normally, but doctors didn't
think that she could survive the sepsis. They
"counseled" the family to take her off of the
respirator and the family reluctantly agreed.
The doctors gave her shots of morphine (which are
known to depress respiratory function) and took her
off of the respirator. Ms. Garza's sister lived,
breathing on her own, FOR EIGHTEEN HOURS. This is
with morphine pumped into her, to depress her
respiratory system and with NO VENTILATOR, to help her
to breath. When her doctor was approached by Mrs.
Garza, the patient's sister, and asked, "I thought my
sister was going to die very peacefully and quickly
once you removed the respirator?" the doctor replied
that the patient was just "very strong."
If she's so STRONG, WHY DIDN'T THEY GIVE HER A CHANCE
TO LIVE? Why pump her full of morphine and take her
off the respirator? Clearly, this patient had a
chance! Clearly, this patient could have made it!
Mrs. Garza's email is: firstname.lastname@example.com Her phone
number is: 281-265-4207. She has a list of the
doctors involved in this. This is clearly murder and
since the doctors (this happened three years ago)
didn't even convene an ethics meeting, they are
legally and criminally liable. This is a woman who
was willing, after she saw the news that we were going
to protest in front of the hospital, to come out and
help us protest, because of what they had done to her
sister. This might be someone who can speak out, as
well, against what these murderers are doing.
Terri on the road to recovery before the second stage began.
Likewise we were told Terri's feeble health and heart could barely carry on, yet she lasted an incredible thirteen days after her execution began.
This scenario must play out a whole lot, largely unreported.
Adelaide, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- A family is embroiled in a feud over a 31 year-old man injured in an automobile accident that left him comatose. Doctors say they have no more hope for Mark Leigep's condition to improve and his mother wants a feeding tube supplying him with food and water to be removed.
But, Mark's brother Brian Leigep disagrees with the doctors and says he sees Mark's condition improving.
Leigep suffered head injuries as a result of the March 26 accident and doctors say scans show no sign of improvement. His mother, Joanne Dunn, who newspaper reports indicate did not raise him, is siding with physicians who want to remove the feeding tube.
Australia Automobile Accident Victim in Terri Schiavo-like Family Debate
Four of the most frequent absentees in Congress are from Florida. They say they were doing work that benefits their constituents or had demands on their personal lives.
Like Hastings, Davis pointed out that he participated in the most important debates that have come before Congress over immigration, stem-cell research and tax cuts. Davis spearheaded opposition to Republican efforts to keep a severely brain-damaged woman, Terri Schiavo, alive. The day he skipped the vote on phone-records fraud, he announced an endorsement for his gubernatorial campaign from the woman's husband, Michael Schiavo.
Four Florida Congress members on most-missed-votes list
Satan is pleased when a victim like this poor woman is placed in such a "trying" situation. Patients like her are victims of needle-wielding terrorists. Imagine the temptation to despair when you realize that your doctors and nurses are taking steps to kill you, rather than heal you.
I'm certain that Michael Schiavo must have been aware that he was using medical employees to push Terri toward despair. Schiavo is guilty of killing Terri's body, but, even more guilty of trying to kill her soul. My-kill and other enthusiastic euthanasiacs are guilty of attempting to kill the "love of life" and human spirit of those outsiders who are aware of what is going on, too.
Lazy doctors who believe in killing their patients don't invent or discover medical advancements. They are dead-enders.
I am tempted to think that, somewhere, a Mengele-like researcher is busily collecting data on the protracted deaths of patients like these.
Serial killers keep momentos.
Baseball Caps and Tennis Shoes armed with the Truth.
Will Travel.
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IMF meeting in uncertain times
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Finance ministers and central bankers from around the world are in Tokyo for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meeting.
Earlier this week the IMF, worried about the impact of austerity, cut its global growth forecast.
Michelle Fleury reports from Tokyo.

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Cashew our little she cat loves diving into carrier bags ~ so she was in seventh heaven on Christmas Day ~~
AH!! Nick..."A cat in a bag" how cute is that!! She is such a beauty! great shot of her, and looks as though she had a great christmas. We always enjoyed watching our cats playing around in the gift wrappings and bags and things on Christmas. We've had several sweet cats throuh the years, and dogs too for our sons. Cashew is such a star, its always good tosee her in your gallery. Hugs and a HAPPY NEW YEAR, Nick. QofC...Sarah
What a look and what a title, Nick. It seems the PhotoShop has just met a tough rival: The Paper Bag :) All you need is imagination could be their slogan. I sometimes try to build rows of matching photos. In this case Robin, Cashew and the Phone swan form a great trio.
Sarah O Thanks for enjoying Cashew's fun too QofC ~ Life certainly becomes richer sharing it with some pets ~ We've had many cats too over the years and a few dogs ~ but these days just the one cat ~ A very Happy New Year to you too Sarah ~ Hugs nick
sixten_imgs There is a sort of cut and paste quality about this shot I think ~ which you have identified well. You have also suggested the exact slogan that we use for advertising the special shapes we can cut on our CNC for kitchen worktops ~ and it seems that Robin and batman have been superseded by your trio :~)))) We'd better write a few adventures for them ~~~
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Fantastic cat, L
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* ka9894* ~ She is certainly the star in our house and lives dear Kat ~ Happy New Year again and warm wishes ~ nick
My cats also love to sit in the bags :)
Warm greetings fromUlysses and Kuzja :)))
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I have an optimistic view of pop culture. I believe it to be a resource of creativity, a space for people to explore, and an interaction between different groups. While I acknowledge that pop culture can have deep ties with capitalism and that customers are just as often viewed as bags of money as they are people (if not more), I do not think of pop culture as a controlling force designed to influence our very way of thinking.
But what about when it is?
I've been taking a cursory look at North Korean pop culture recently, and generally speaking its main purpose is to reinforce the ideology that dominates the country. From television to film to music, the purpose of North Korean popular culture is propaganda. What could be considered an implicit effect of pop culture in other parts of the world is a very intentional utilization of media.
Given how obvious the elements of propaganda are in North Korean media in particular, it is very easy to draw a line between "our" popular culture and "theirs." Their performances come across almost as outdated to our sensibilities, and the fact that they show images of missiles being launched in the middle of concerts says just about everything. However, what if I were born and raised in North Korea, or were somehow indoctrinated into its culture? Given my optimism, would I be defending North Korean pop culture the way I defend anime and manga? Would I ultimately view the cultural output of North Korea to its people as something benevolent?
That question has been with me over the past few years, mainly because I've had to really reflect on my approach to popular culture and its effects on people. It's easy to champion interesting works and to point out how fans can engage with media actively, but even if these actions are possible does that mean an actual de-fanging of the controlling aspects of having what's considered the "conventional" way of doing things appear in media (appearance, mannerisms, etc.)?
The biggest danger of optimism towards pop culture to me personally is the point at which it becomes blind faith, and it's what I seek to avoid even as I look at it in an overall positive light. I think it's very easy to fall towards cynisim in the process, but my hope is that I never do.
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In a recent blog article on the site Wave Motion Cannon, blogger tamerlane laments two aspects of how we talk about anime. First, he discusses lack of appreciation (one might even say disdain) that many American fans and experts of animation have towards anime. Second, he argues that sakuga fans (essentially fans of especially expressive, dynamic, and powerful Japanese animation) aren't doing enough to help spread appreciation of the animation in anime. On these general points, I completely agree. Whether it's anime or manga, the technical skills of Japanese creators are often unfairly get derided, labeled as being full of shortcuts and cop-outs. Anime defies the rule books of animation that people take as gospel, so critics prefer to point a finger at anime rather than the rules themselves. Similarly, I also find that sakuga fans can often sabotage themselves, but one thing that tamerlane might not realize is that in his very post are those risky elements, that which makes sakuga fans, perhaps unfairly, seen as an insular group.
To start off, I want to highlight a couple of lines from the article:
That is, strip away all those aspects of animation that have superior alternatives elsewhere – story, music, draftsmanship – and look at what's left. That is animation.
Animation shouldn't exist for its own sake, certainly, and there's no shortage of animated films that are as vacuous as they are pretty, but without any way of meaningfully differentiating itself from other forms of art it might as well not exist at all.
In other words, animation should do what is uniquely suited to it, otherwise there's no point. It's simple… or not.
The problem with such a sentiment is that, while it might seem like the proper way to view animation, there are serious limitations to pinning a medium down to what is unique to it. Granted, it's not a bad way of viewing things. An artist might want to push the boundaries of the medium, and in doing so create something great. However, it leads to what philosopher and scholar Noël Carroll refers to as an over-reliance on "medium essentialism," where in trying to emphasize the qualities of animation that cannot be replicated elsewhere one ends up ignoring the "common" aspects that can also empower a form of artistic expression. Comics scholar Thierry Groenstein describes comics in general similarly, that it is because comics are a mixture of elements found elsewhere that it can create interesting outcomes. Try telling someone who plays visual novels that they should either read a book or play a real game. Try telling someone that they shouldn't enjoy Inferno Cop because of its intentionally terrible animation (though I have to acknowledge the possibility that one only begins to appreciate Inferno Cop if they are a fan of the act of animating itself).
I don't believe tamerlane means to come across as so completely essentialist, and at the very least he points out that the two schools of thought discussed in his article about animation (anime vs. Disney-esque animation) are equally valid. However, I think it's still important to focus on the idea that to be a fan of animation (or anime) is to be a fan of the construction of animation, that it is of the highest priority for anyone who calls themselves a fan of animation. In response to this, I would argue that, while it might be impossible to just ignore the act of animating outright, one's interest in animation can rightfully be defined by elements outside of appreciate of technical or expressive skill.
I'm going to use myself as an example. I am not the average anime fan, and I have what I would call a fairly passable understanding of sakuga and animation. I can't necessarily recognize an animator's work just by seeing a cut in isolation, but I appreciate Kanada, Umakoshi, Itano, and so on. However, appreciation of animation is but one facet of my interest in anime, which I would more generally describe as a fascination with the interaction of ideas and emotions across Japanese animated cartoons and their narratives, and given limited time I do not prioritize it above all else. I leave that up to the experts, whether certified or self-proclaimed, because even if they're the latter their passion leads them further.
In fact, the reason I started looking into animators is because of Ben Ettinger, the guy behind the blog Anipages. Based on his writings, he is very clearly a fan of animation in the same sense that tamerlane and other sakuga fans are. He knows the names of the animators. He can recognize their work. He looks into the most obscure and even uninteresting shows to find strong animation. However, most crucially, I don't sense hostility from his writing, or the idea that his way of viewing things is the right way or the only way.
The problem comes when sakuga fans, as ambassadors of quality animation, deride the uninitiated for not "getting it," or not understand the values of others. This can only serve to push their potential audience and potential comrades further away. If there is not an actual inability to relate to non-sakuga fans, it can appear to be the case.
It's not my first time reading what tamerlane has to say about anime or animation. A couple of years ago, he commented on some Kill la Kill posts of mine, and expressed that one of the issues was that the characters weren't fun to watch, tying this into his passion for the act of animation, while also stating that those who enjoyed the series only had weak reasons to do so. I disagreed on the simple basis that, while I could recognize some of the weaknesses he mentioned, they weren't a deal breaker for me, and what I valued in Kill la Kill was still very present and very strong. However, this also gave an image of tamerlane as someone with a very specific and at times contentious point of view, so much so that I almost chose not to read his post.
I want to emphasize two things based on what I just said. The first is that, if I had ignored his article based on past interactions, I would have been the stupid one. It would have been an example of me judging someone purely through some brief internet talk where communication was marred by a number of factors that weren't just on his side. I think it's more than possible to see both sides, or to disagree about one thing while agreeing on another, but most importantly I believe it's possible to respect the other side.
The second point is that not everybody can ignore their initial impressions, and how one communicate to others as fellow human beings can be just as important as what you have to say. I know, because I struggle with this to. I understand what it's like to be frustrated that others don't share my point of view, or to not be able to express myself well. However, at the end of the day, positioning one's own reasons for liking a show as just inherently better will always rub people the wrong way.
Even if accusations against sakuga fans are unfounded, the impression one gives when communicating can plant that idea in the reader or listener's head, and whether you're talking to hostile skeptics or people eager to know more about animation, driving them away by telling them to get on your level is only going to convince a few. Sakuga fans have to speak to other fans on their own terms and empathize with them. And if not, they have to at least let their passion come across in a way that is not confrontational. Sakuga fans need more Carl Sagans, and if not him, then at least some Neil deGrasse Tysons, who can be both snarky and personable.
I'm going to leave off with some screencaps from Episode 3 of Aoi Honoo, a J-drama about the school where many future luminaries of the anime industry came from. Though obviously different from real life interactions and conversations, I think it's worth nothing how Anno Hideaki (or rather the actor who plays him) is shown to express his love for animation, in spite (or perhaps because) of his lack of social skills.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans and Gundam Thunderbolt seem to be the Gundam anime a lot of people are looking for. Whether it's the story of child soldiers of the former or the hard SF feel of the latter, they both capture in different ways the idea of Gundam as that realistic war story with a science fiction twist. While I've been enjoying both of these quite a bit, I wanted to step back and look at the previous Gundam anime, 2014's Gundam: Reconguista in G, because I think it was a legitimately strong series whose merits went underplayed and under-appreciated.
Gundam: Reconguista in G has a reputation for being confusing, convoluted, and nonsensical. Even the writer and director himself, the original Gundam creator Tomino Yoshiyuki, considered G-Reco a disappointment. I disagree. While the series is rife with Tomino-isms that make the narrative and its characters' decisions hard to follow, one thing rings out loud and clear: G-Reco is the story of people who, for better or worse, have no true connection to war.
G-Reco takes place many years after the end of the original Gundam timeline. In this new era, the Regild Century, voyage into space is restricted, and energy resources are rationed out to prevent the world from falling into the same catastrophes which scarred previous generations. Over the course of the story, characters frivolously and repeatedly switch sides, the ones most eager to fight have the least conception of war's effects on humanity, and ultimately even as soldiers die left and right, the consequences of their warfare, if you can call them as such, are vague and ambiguous. On the surface, it doesn't appear to be a story worth following, but I believe that it all emphasizes a central point, which is that the more humankind is distanced from war, the less they understand its repercussions.
Tomino was born during World War II, so it should come as no surprise that the original Mobile Suit Gundam had a strong anti-war message. While the children of that generation weren't born in an era of conflict, the adults knew full well what post-war reconstruction was like, and many anime and manga creators have strongly believed in the dedication to pacifism stated in Japan's constitution. However, G-Reco debuted in a different era, in this current time when forces in the Japanese government have clamored and have now even successfully reduced the influence of the Japan's official stance on pacifism. Similar to Gatchaman Crowds Insight, G-Reco argues that, while there are merits to a world where large-scale global conflict is a distant memory, namely because it means people don't have to suffer to the same degree, it ironically pushes war and violence even further into the realm of appealing fantasy. It becomes about heroes and villains, about glory and pride, rather than death and destruction.
At the same time, the characters in G-Reco are largely positive and optimistic, and while its ending is rushed and its final scene is undoubtedly the most confusing part of the anime, it also speaks towards a great deal of faith in the youth of today. They make plenty of mistakes, and they're in some ways just as guilty of treating war as play, but they're also not beholden to the manipulations of adults and the older generation. In this respect I get a vibe from G-Reco not unlike that of Evangelion 3.33, though the unique tendencies of their respective directors make for different overall presentations.
I think it's fitting that the last battle in G-Reco concludes with no clear winners and no real fallout, but also has some notably unceremonious deaths. It pushes the idea that war is both meaningless yet full of things that cannot be undone, and it is up to the current generation of humanity to take advantage of our distance from war by keeping it there, while remembering that such distance comes with its own perils.
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Last year, I forgot about my anniversary for about a month. Always looking to improve Ogiue Maniax, I decided that it wasn't enough, so this time I've over a month and a half late for the annual retrospective.
Eight years sounds kind of crazy for anime blog, doesn't it? A lot of old friends and comrades have set aside their keyboards while others keep marching on, but of course that doesn't mean anything about their passion for their hobbies. Blogs are just one way of doing things, and it's the format I've come to prefer the most. It's just informal enough to feel comfortable, while also providing plenty of space to get serious if need be.
Though I think it a bit obvious, by far the biggest change to Ogiue Maniax this past year was the launch of my Patreon. Thanks to my patrons, but also everyone who reads and shares and even just thinks about what I have to say, I've managed to make a decent chunk of change from blogging. It's not a full-time career by any means, but I think it shows that good written content is appreciated for the ideas contained within, even if the tendency in "content creation" is often towards simpler things like lists. Just the fact that my longer posts garner greater attention gives me a little more faith in the world.
I've been looking at the idea of being a "content creator" recently, and one thing that's crystal clear is that written content, especially given how much time and effort is required of it, is often viewed as a losing battle. Video and podcasts are where it's at. Of course, it's more than possible to create quality work on YouTube or wherever, and the convenience is something even I take advantage of as a viewer, so I'm not knocking people who focus their energies in that direction. Rather, in light of this, I actually feel pretty good that there are so many people who think my writing is worth something. While I don't need a confidence boost to keep writing, it at least is comforting to know that the energy I've put into Ogiue Maniax can be felt by so many.
Thanks for 8 years, everybody.
In recent years, diversity in representation of peoples has become a frequent topic of debate among fans of animation and comics. Whether it's the rise of Steven Universe and its positive portrayals of strong female characters, or the increase in panels on women in comics, minorities in comics, and more at New York Comic Con, there has been a strong move both from fans and creators to make sure that tokenism is never a thing, and that the Rule of Three (see the video below) doesn't stop any group from finding themselves in cartoons.
In 2014, at a Women in Comics panel at NYCC, one of the panelists mentioned the importance of learning how to communicate with the old, white men who run these companies if people want to make a difference up top. The following year at NYCC, a Diversity in Comics panel had multiple industry members talk about how management across multiple companies are realizing that other groups besides the white, male demographic are customers and are worth appealing to. Ultimately, people are communicating in the language that executives understand most of all: money.
However, while the net result seems to be in favor of a strengthening of cultural diversity, there's a question that nags at the back of my mind as I see the talk of a changing tide. Are those executives, those old, white men, actually learning why cultural diversity in comics is important, or are they simply seeing it in terms of potential sales? Part of the reason why comics appealed to that white, male demographic for so long, aside from latent racism, was that it was seen as a reliable market, but catering too much to that aging audience has stymied its growth among the population at large. This means more attention is paid to women, LGBT, racial minorities, and more, but does it just all come down to the bottom line?
My fear is that, if diversity is simply seen as the latest ticket to profit, that if comics and animation start to be less successful, will the companies and their heads be just as quick to jettison the desire to bring different groups of people to comics? Are we ultimately beholden to entertainment media as a product of popular culture in a capitalist society?
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What is good character design?
Different people will have their own ideas about what helps the design of a character (including myself), but over the past few years I've begun to consider more how the elements often described as contributing to character design are a kind of double-edged sword.
Take the idea that a character should have a unique look achieved through simple yet elegant means, and that they shouldn't be mistaken for anyone else in the cast. This is ideally achieved through stylization, and to some extent exaggeration. For example, I find the character designs in Heartcatch Precure! to be fantastic, and part of this is achieved because the girls are varying heights, and that their distinct personalities come across very clearly in the way they look. However, that same dedication to simplicity and really conveying a character's particular characteristics through their appearance are the same tools that can be used to, for example, create harmful stereotypes. How do you make a character look more Asian? Give them squinty eyes and buck teeth, because that will immediately communicate their Asian-ness.
Of course, there's a significant difference between making a character that expresses their uniqueness through their design, and drawing to conform a character to a general stereotype in that one is about individualizing and the other is about generalizing, but I think that the two ideas exist on the same spectrum. Take for example a political cartoon mocking a particular politician through the use of symbols and signs meant to represent that individual. A large hooked nose in this case might become the symbol of a racism against Jewish people in another context. The very tools artists use to express ideas of love, equality, and growth can also be used to spread hatred, discrimination, and regression.
I am pro-freedom of expression, so I do not believe in restricting even the more negative and harmful uses of art, but I do understand that a price is paid as a result. Images persist that can strip young people of confidence, make them feel as if they never have a chance in the world. While one way to combat it is to provide even more positive images, the inevitable difficulty is helping them to navigate all of the disparate messages without necessarily forcing them to be blind to everything that's out there. When the strategy to helping others out is to block their access to material that might change them, then that itself can become a problem.
I myself don't entirely know the point I'm trying to get at, but I believe it's something along the lines of "artists have a lot of responsibility." Whether you use your art to fight for a cause, against one, or just want to draw things that are cute, cool, gruesome, even actively traumatizing, that is a decision to be made, and to be felt, and you it is good to be prepared for the consequences that arise.
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I'm a fan of characters who support. Whether it's Dominic Sorel in Eureka Seven, who stands by the long-suffering Anemone or Aida Riko in Kuroko's Basketball, who coaches and manages the Seirin High School Basketball Team, often times my favorite characters are those who care less for being the "hero," and who try to make a difference in their own way. Generally speaking, I'm of the belief that there are many ways to make a difference, and that you don't need to be the one chopping the monster's head off, nor should we fault others for not aspiring to be that mighty warrior. Indeed, even more recent main characters like Kuroko Tetsuya in Kuroko's Basketball and Onoda Sakamichi in Yowamushi Pedal are protagonists whose powers are primarily based on "support."
However, I find that, as much as I enjoy that character type, they potentially are a source of complacency, and one might even argue that they teach people to settle for less. Case in point, while I think Riko does a lot for her team and is just a great character in general, she derives from an archetype that is basically a sideline cheerleader. They'll either be the newbie who needs things to be explained, or the informative expert who does the explaining, but when the chips are down their purpose in the story is to stare longingly as the hero goes into action. There's some sexism historically at work here, with female characters being created to serve the male leads, but I don't want to make the issue purely about sex and gender, especially given all of the work that's been done to play with and expose those tropes, like how Witch Craft Works essentially genderswaps the typical shoujo heroine and shoujo ideal love interest. I also don't want to deny the ability for a "sideline cheerleader" to be an interesting character in their own right. Rather, it's more about the idea that "everyone is the hero of their own story," and how there are positives and negatives to it.
On the one hand, the notion that everyone is the main character in their own lives, be it reality or fiction, can be a self-fulfilling prophecy of confidence, where one imbues oneself with agency and ambition, and accomplishes their goals. At the same time, it might cause people to seek out "glory" without necessarily finding their own definition for the word, instead conforming to what their society (or what readers supposedly think) are parameters for success.
On the other hand, if one believes in supporting others, this might afford them a point of view that could go unnoticed otherwise. Glory for oneself is unimportant, because what really matters is doing what one can. However, this same mindset carries the risk of encouraging passivity to the point that people might inadvertently lose opportunities to better themselves. Perhaps it even becomes an excuse for why they remain in their rut.
Obviously these are in a way two extremes, and that there is a full spectrum between light and shadow, to borrow a phrase from Kuroko's Basketball. Characters like Riko and Dominic essentially work in opposite directions towards a center, with Riko coming from the manager character and Dominic defying what it means to "rescue the girl." There's a lot of interplay and room for interpretation, and it opens up paths for artists, be they professional, amateur, and/or fan, to explore and defy what they're told is "normal." I just find myself thinking about how simply saying that I prefer support characters can carry a lot of implicit meaning.
The last thing I want to leave off with is a scene from Game of Thrones, when Tywin Lannister, the patriarch of the powerful House Lannister, asks his grandson what makes a good king. When the grandson replies correctly with "wisdom," Tywin is ecstatic and explains that wisdom comes in part from knowing what you don't know, and heeding your advisers who are experts in their fields. In this case, though the king is supposed to be the one with all of the glory, is it the case that being a king is perhaps the biggest support position of all?
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Who is the greatest moe anime character?
That's the question that the Saimoe (literally "Most Moe") Tournament set out to answer, and its long history of competitions, dating back to 2002, are a reflection of not so much the state of anime fandom over the past 13 years, but rather how internet anime fandom has grown, changed, and even arguably moved on past the concept of moe in both the US and Japan.
If there's one fact I always find interesting about Saimoe, it's that its original winner was Kinomoto Sakura of Cardcaptor Sakura. There's something just so appropriate about her being the first champion, given how beloved she is among anime fans of all stripes. However, Saimoe is also often a snapshot, a look into the zeitgeist of at least a corner of anime fandom, and in that same tournament it might come as no surprise that its silver medalist was Osaka from Azumanga Daioh. These days Azumanga Daioh is viewed as a relic of the Early 2000s, an excellent show for sure, but not as timeless as its fervent fans (of which I am included) would have hoped for.
Other than Sakura, who has stood the test of time as Saimoe champions? It's okay if you don't remember who has won Saimoe before, as anime fandom as a whole has a tendency to burn briefly yet passionately for its favorite characters, where in the moment it seems as if her fame will last forever, the sheer memetic popularity of a Suiseiseki (Rozen Maiden) or a Takamachi Nanoha (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha) blinding fans from seeing the long-term. That's not to say that characters such as Aisaka Taiga (Toradora!) and Rosemary Applefield (Ashita no Nadja) are forgettable or bad, but that the otaku mind can be a fickle thing.
Among these titles, it seems as if Madoka Magica's popularity still endures, giving a kind of strength to previous winners Madoka and Mami, but one factor that also has to be considered is that the numbers for Saimoe participation rose rapidly in the mid-2000s, and then declined sharply afterwards. To give an idea, for final-round votes, Sakura won in 2002 with 580, Suiseiseki won in 2006 with 2306, and most recently Saki and Nodoka from Saki tied each other at 187. This can be explained by the fact that the mid-2000s were when Saimoe truly opened up to international participation, but also that the idea of "moe" no longer carries as much subcultural weight.
This is perhaps best exemplified by that Suiseiseki victory. It was during that time that fervent fans on 4chan and other communities figured out how to vote for their favorite characters, and whether they were genuinely voting for who they believed was "most moe," were backing their favorite characters, were trying to push a running gag forward, or they wanted to rally behind their chosen girl, Suiseiseki embodied all three. She was the center of the DESU DESU DESU meme, Rozen Maiden was generally popular among hardcore fans, and her character does have distinguishable moe qualities overall. The heyday of Saimoe was indeed also the heyday of 4chan, and while it's questionable as to whether Saimoe had ever been more than a popularity contest, when looking at the "rise and fall" of Saimoe, so to speak, what comes out of the other side isn't so much as a return to the idea of "moe" from the earlier days when Cardcaptor Sakura won it all, but something new and different that I can't quite fully describe.
Let's compare the winners of Saimoe 2012 and 2014, all of whom come from the anime series Saki. 2012's champion was Onjouji Toki, a character who is strictly moe by all conceptions of the often-nebulous term. Toki is a sickly girl whose ability to peer into the future to win at mahjong set her up as a tragic figure that overshadowed even the protagonists of her story (the ending theme to Saki: Episode of Side A, "Futuristic Player," is actually a reference to Toki). It's hard to describe her as anything but "moe." In contrast, while there are cutely tragic elements to Saki and Nodoka, their dual-victory in Saimoe carries a very different set of meanings. First, it can't be ignored that Saki dominated the overall bracket, to the extent that it could be argued that the fans who care most these days about "moe" overlap significantly with Saki fans. Second, and I think this is more important, Saki has a major yuri component, and I believe that is the true meaning behind the tie. In fact, Toki, Mami, and Madoka also all attract yuri fanbases.
Yuri to some extent has been a factor in people's views of characters as moe (see Nanoha and Fate's popularity), but the role that the cute girl plays in the aspirations and fantasies of anime fandom seem to have changed. Moe as an idea was arguably overwhelming and overpowering at its height, but now it seemingly has begun to secede, and in its place is a network of interests of which yuri is a part. I put it that way because I don't think "yuri" supplanted "moe" as if that would even be possible. After all, yuri as a vocabulary word predates the solidification of moe by at least a couple of decades, so if anything moe was the young upstart terminology. Rather, moe may have gradually melded itself back into the fabric of anime's iconic characters, to the extent that trying to ask who is the "moest" has become a more difficult and less directly appealing proposition overall.
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The fact that anime and manga about food is a "thing" is one of the commonly referenced points to show how diverse Japanese animation can be. Rather than fighting with weapons or fists, characters will often try to outmatch each other in the kitchen, and the results are as diverse as Mr. Ajikko, Yakitate!! Japan, The Drops of God, Fighting Foodons, and indeed the current Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma.
However, I have to wonder if America is that far off from getting something similar, based on the direction that the Food Network has taken over at least the past five or six years. Where once the main feature of the cooking-oriented Cable channel was the variety of personable chefs making food from around the world look amazing, now the most common feature on Food Network has been competition through cuisine. Chopped. Food Network Star. Iron Chef America. Cake Wars. 24 Hour Restaurant Battle. Guy's Grocery Games. Food Feuds. Food Fight. Throwdown with Bobby Flay. The list goes on.
While one obvious difference between food anime (which doesn't have to be about competition but frequently is), and these Food Network shows is that one is inherently fictional while the other thrives off of the idea that they're real people engaged in real rivalries with each other, they share a similar air of dramatic narrative. Both find ways to make something as visually appealing but not as lively as, say, sports or fighting, have more intensity. Close-ups on fine knife work. Flames roaring as someone stir fries using a wok. Unfortunate accidents and injuries. All of this works together to make food preparation a fierce, perhaps even macho world in a bid to get more guys to watch Food Network in the first place.
In that respect, another point that some food anime and Food Network shows have in common is the use of sex appeal. While it's much more noticeable for a series like Food Wars!, where the girls are drawn to be curvaceous, and eating good food is a downright orgasmic experience, I think it's no secret that a lot of the Food Network's female stars are dressed in ways that enhance their bodies. This isn't a criticism of the use of sex appeal, and especially for TV it's par for the course. Food and sex are also not unfamiliar companions, and I could see two arguments coming out of this: first, that sex appeal can add to the excitement of food, or second, that the sort of "excitement" it brings emphasizes anything but the food. Food Wars! strikes a "balance" by pushing both to the extreme.
That's not to leave out the other common type of food anime (and especially manga), however. One of the other common trends with food-themed works in Japanese visual media is an emphasis on travel, discovery, and healing. These series are built upon finding the next interesting food, or having a particular dish or beverage be exactly what someone needs to fix an emotional problem in their life.
Perhaps what might bridge the gap and possibly even get an animated food series on something like Food Network would be to add drama through presentation, to take something like a documentary and try to give it greater expressiveness through the art of animation.
Or they could just make a series where Fieri is a Super Saiyan.


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It is no secret that the average restaurant owner operates their business on a tight budget. And restaurant equipment, well, it's not always budget friendly. That's why it is important to shop around for the best value for your dollar, even if it means considering used equipment. It's also important to be aware of what you're looking for when comparison shopping and to heed the advice of 'buyer beware'. Used restaurant equipment may have the better price tag, but it's not always the best deal.
We've listed a few things to consider before making your next big equipment purchase.
Commercial Ranges
Gas commercial ranges, along with gas charbroilers and griddles, are generally the best used equipment purchase. The reason for this is commercial gas ranges have few moving parts and are generally easier to repair than electric.
Take the time to check out a used commercial range carefully. Also, make sure to determine which type of gas the appliance uses, propane (LP) or natural. On most ranges, this is usually noted with a tag on the rear of the unit or behind the bottom kick plate located beneath the oven door. If there is a gas regulator still attached to the gas connection pipe in the rear of the unit, it is possible to tell from the label on the top of the regulator. If the regulator is marked 3"-6"WC, it is natural gas. 5"-12"WC signifies propane gas. If the appliance you are looking at doesn't use the type of gas your operation is equipped for, it's best to move on. Conversion is costly and requires a qualified technician to do the work.
Tip: Plan on having a gas technician test any used gas equipment you purchase for leaks or operational defects. The cost of testing is money well spent, as it can eliminate the threat of dangerous conditions. If the price is right (be sure to add the cost of the tech evaluation), commercial gas ranges, charbroilers, griddles and open burner units can be a great place to save money while still receiving a serviceable piece of equipment.
Commercial Fryers
Commercial fryers are a different matter. Gas fryers are one of the major causes of kitchen grease fires in foodservice operations because they bring together open flames (of the gas burners) and flammable grease (the oil you use in frying). When these two items are directly combined, the result is fire.
The only thing separating these two highly flammable components in fryers is a layer of thin steel in the fryer tank. The problem with a used fryer is that often it has been sitting somewhere, for quite a while, with an empty tank. If the tank is mild steel, it has most likely begun to rust. The rust can create tiny pinholes in the metal, which can eventually eat through the tank completely. What's worse, these pinholes of rust cannot always be seen. The only way to find them is to fill the tank with water or oil and check beneath the tank to see if it drips. Unfortunately, sometimes even this does not make leaks apparent.
When the fryer is turned on, the heat from the burners will cause the metal to expand, and that's when the dripping starts. The only reliable way to test a fryer is to fill it with oil, hook it up to a gas supply and turn it on. You'll also want to check to see if the thermostat works correctly by using a long, deep fat thermometer.
For most people, it is simply not worth the effort to do all this. With new commercial fryers available for less than $700, used fryers are not the place to save your money. Most new commercial fryers also come with a warranty on the fry pot so you can be covered in the event of failure. Not to mention the peace of mind factor!
Commercial Refrigeration
Many restaurant owners seek out used equipment when faced with searching for commercial refrigerators, such as a reach-in unit or a pizza prep table. With this, as with the gas equipment, a certified technician can be an owner's best friend when evaluating items for purchase.
Most self-contained commercial refrigerators are easy to test. The two main things are as follows:
- Plug it into a 120V dedicated wall outlet and let it run for about half an hour after placing a refrigeration thermometer inside. See if it gets down into the safe zone marked on the thermometer, about 38-40°F for a commercial refrigerator and 0°F (sometimes lower on certain ice cream holding cases) for a commercial freezer.
- Check the doors gaskets to make sure that they seal completely around the doors. To do this take a dollar bill and close the door on it. Grasp the edge and pull it slowly out. You should feel some resistance as the door gasket grips the body of the box making an airtight seal. Move the bill all around the edges of the door, inside, outside, top and bottom. If the bill comes out easily, the gaskets probably need replacement. With installation, this can cost $100 or more, depending on the number of doors on the unit.
Commercial refrigeration repairs can be quite expensive if any of the major components are defective, so paying a service technician to test any potential purchase is a good insurance policy.
Tip: Commercial refrigeration always seems to fail when a restaurant is closed and everyone has gone home for the day. Expensive food loss can make that bargain refrigerator cost as much as a new one. Hunting for parts for obsolete models can prove impossible and the refrigeration system may use refrigerant that is no longer available. Also, some older models will not comply with current NSF standards or local and state health department codes. Check out used refrigeration carefully and completely before plunking down your hard earned cash.
New commercial refrigeration units are not without their occasional problems, but issues are typically apparent right away. Most problems are usually minor and can be quickly remedied by the manufacturer's authorized service agency at no cost to the new owner. Modern refrigeration systems use the industries mandated refrigerants that every refrigeration mechanic has access to and is familiar with. Door hinges, gaskets, shelves and refrigeration components should be available for the long term.


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For example: you were convicted of murder and escaped and were then sentenced to years on top of your original sentence, but you were later exonerated of the crime of murder; would you still have to serve the sentence for escaping? Even though you shouldn't have been there in the first place?
If you escaped from prison for a crime you did not commit, would you still serve the increased sentence once exonerated?
At the federal level, per 18 USC 751, escaping is a crime. In United States v. Allen, 432 F.2d 939 it was held that an arrest need not be lawful in order for an escape to be illegal; Laws v. US states that "This court has said that a sentence imposed for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751 is 'not affected by the validity of the sentences being served at the time of the escape'", giving numerous citations. I don't find cases where the escapee was exonerated; prosecutors have the discretion to not prosecute for committing a crime, so it would be hard to find a case where the legality of such a conviction was upheld (also, hard to find a jury willing to convict in such circumstances).
I called an ambulance for someone attempting suicide. The police detained him under the Mental health Act (NSW) (you go to hospital). He escaped on the way to hospital. He went to the lockup and was charged with escaping from lawful custody.
If he had been taken to hospital a minimum 6 weeks of treatment. As it was now criminal he was held overnight and probably fined.
Normally, if someone has escaped a judge or magistrate issues an arrest warrant. If he or she is exonerated, the warrant can be withdrawn(, this is not to say it should be nor that it will be). If it is withdrawn, case closed unless the warrant is activated for some reason.
If it is not withdrawn, on arrest, there will be legal proceedings against that person that will decide the outcome.
Although escaping is a crime, it should not be difficult for any good lawyer to prevent a decidedly bad outcome.


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John Meredith – Bandleader/Bass
Started playing bass in 1975. Studied music at Triton & Malcolm x College.
Dharamdas Harris (Duke) – Keyboard
Started playing trombone at the age of 12 and piano at the age of 18.
Cornelius Green (C.G.) - Drums
Started playing drums at the age of 8 and learned keyboards at the age of 19. He also studied music at the American Conservatory of Music & Malcolm X College.
Warren Mallory (June) – Lead Guitar
Inspired by his father, he learned how to play the guitar at the age of 15.
Raymond Jackson (Ray) – Guitar
Started playing the guitar in 1976. He also studied music at Loop College, Malcolm X College and Harold Washington College.
The 1st Impression Band has performed with the following artists:
Buddy Guy
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
The Chi-Lites
Little Milton
Tyrone Davis
Otis Clay
Bobby Rush
Z.Z. Hill
Toussaint McCall
Shirley King
Cicero Blake
Floyd Taylor
Mary Lane
Nellie "Tiger" Travis
Pat Smiley Band
Joanne Graham
Jeanine Holiday
Willie buck
Ardie Wilson
Magnum Force
They have performed at the following venues:
Chicago Blues Festival
House of Blues
Buddy Guy's Legends
Green Dolphin
Regal Theater
Kingston Mines
B.L.U.E.S. On Halsted
They've also performed in St. Louis, Missouri, Hammond Indiana, Gary Indiana and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


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Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology / Edition 6by Raymond C. Tallis, Howard M. Fillit, J. C. Brocklehurst
Pub. Date: 01/21/2003
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
This new edition of Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology builds on the structure and content of previous editions. Four sections cover gerontology, clinical geriatric medicine, problem-based geriatrics, and health systems and geriatric medicine. The most important feature of this new edition is the increased emphasis on clinical practice -
This new edition of Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology builds on the structure and content of previous editions. Four sections cover gerontology, clinical geriatric medicine, problem-based geriatrics, and health systems and geriatric medicine. The most important feature of this new edition is the increased emphasis on clinical practice - practicing geriatricians will be able to turn to Brocklehurst's Sixth Edition and easily find the answer to both common and rarer clinical problems.
• Summary boxes at the end of each chapter highlight key points.
• Investigations for specific disorders are summarized in either table form or flow chart.
• Management of illness is emphasized with further recommendations. "Summary of Management Options" boxes indicate management plans.
• Includes a chapter on technology and the future.
New chapters on: Productive Aging, Successful Aging, Depression, Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Techniques and Therapy of Rehabilitation, and Managed Care.
Product Details
- 9780443070877
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Health Sciences
- Publication date:
- 01/21/2003
- Edition description:
- Pages:
- 1576
- Product dimensions:
- 9.00(w) x 11.00(h) x 2.30(d)
Table of Contents
SECTION ONE: Gerontology
1. Preventive and Anticipatory Care
2. The Epidemiology of Aging
3. Health and Life Expectancy
4. Evolution Theory and the Mechanisms of Aging:
5. Genetic Mechanisms
6. Cellular Mechanisms of Aging
7. Physiology of Aging
8. Connective Tissues and Aging
9. Clinical Immunology of Aging
10. Normal Cognitive Aging
11. The Aging Personality and Self
12. The Pharmacology of Aging
13. Ani-aging Interventions
14. Biology of Aging
15. Social Gerontology
16. Methodologic Problems in Research on Aging
17. Productive Aging
18. Successful Aging
19. Social Gerontology
SECTION TWO: Geriatric Medicine - Basic Principles of Clinical Geriatrics
20. Health Promotion and Physical Activity
21. Rehabilitation
22. Palliative Care
23. Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine
24. Presentation of Disease in Old Age
25. Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment
26. Biochemical Tests
27. Social Assessment of Geriatric Patients
28. Surgery and Anesthesia in Old Age
Cardiovascular Disease
29. Effects of Aging on the Heart
30. Cardiovascular Signs in Old Age
31. Atherosclerosis and Lipid Metabolism
32. Chronic Cardiac Failure in the Elderly
33. Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Heart Disease in the Elderly
34. Hypertension
35. Valvular Heart Disease in Old Age
36. Cardiac Arrhythmias
37. Vascular Surgery
38. Venous Thrombotic Disease and Varicose Ulcers
The Nervous System
39. Neurobiology of Aging
40. Neurologic Signs in Old Age
41. Epilepsy
42. Syncope
43. Headache and Facial Pain
44. Stroke - Pathology and Epidemology
45. Stroke - Clinical Presentation and Management
46. Stroke - Organization of Services
47. Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System
48. Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders
49. Myasthenic Syndromes
50. Peripheral Neuropathies in the Elderly
51. Intracranial Tumors
52. Disorders of the Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots
53. Head Trauma in the Geriatric Patient
54. Infections of the Central Nervous System
55. Aging and Disorders of the Eye
56. Disorders of Hearing
57. Disturbances of Homeostasis
58. Delirium
59. Classification of the Dementias
60. Dementia: Clinical Presentation and Management
61. Functional Psychiatric Illness in Old Age
62. Depression
63. Alzheimer's Disease
64. Vascular Dementia
65. Psychology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Dementias
66. Overview - Geriatric Gastroenterology
67. Aging and the Orofacial Tissues
68. The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
69. The Pancreas
70. The Liver
71. Biliary Tract Disease
72. The Small Bowel
73. The Large Bowel
74. Nutrition
75. Obesity
The Urinary Tract
76. Aging of the Urinary Tract
77. Diseases of the Aging Kidney
78. The Prostate: Replace author
Women's Health
79. Gynecologic Disorders in the Elderly
80. Carcinoma of the Breast
81. Aging and the Endocrine System
82. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders in Old Age
83. Disorders of the Thyroid
84. Disorders of the Parathyroids
85. Diabetes Mellitus in the Older Adult
The Respiratory System
86. Age-Related Changes in the Respiratory System
87. Respiratory Diseases
Musculoskeletal Disease
88. Muscle Strength
89. Aging and Neuromuscular Disease
90. Bone and Joint Aging
91. Metabolic Bone Disease
92. Arthritis in the Elderly
93. Connective Tissue Disease
94. Orthopedic Geriatrics
95. Injury in the Aging
96. Podiatry
97. Aging and the Blood
98. Blood Disorders and their Management in Old Age
99. Aging of the Skin
100. Skin Diseases and the Old Age
SECTION THREE: Problem-Based Geriatric Medicine
101. Drug Safety and Effectiveness in the Elderly
102. Geriatric Oncology
103. Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in Old Age
104. Urinary Incontinence
105. Falls
106. Pressure Sores - Etiology and Prevalence
107. Pressure Sore Prevention and Management
108. Sleep and Insomnia in Later Life
109. Eating Disorders
110. Pain Problems in Old Age
111. Elder Abuse
112. Sexuality in Old Age
113. Techniques & Therapy Rehabilitation
SECTION FOUR : Health Systems & Geriatric Medicine
114. The Elderly in Society - An International Perspective
115. Geriatric Medicine - History and Current Practice in Europe
116. Geriatrics in North America
117. Future Prospects for Geriatric Medicine in the Developing Countries
118. Long-Term Care - UK
119. The American Nursing Home
120. Psychogeriatric Services
121. The Geriatric Day Hospital
122. Quality Improvement
123. Home Care, UK, EUO & USA
124. Managed Care, UK & USA
125. Service Design, UK
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A pair of smallmouth bass spawning on one of the installed spawning beds from the Otty Lake fish and wildlife enhancement project.
For additional photos, see our photo gallery.
Find out more about the Fish and Wildlife Enhancement project on the RVCA's Otty Lake webpage.
Monday, July 25 has been chosen as the day for assembling bat boxes and additional wood duck nesting boxes, part of Phase IV of the Fish and Wildlife Enhancement project. People will work in pairs to build the boxes at the home of Jay and Richard Hendry. If you would like one of the boxes on your property, or want to help with the building, contact Christine Kilburn.
A new OLA Board was elected at the July 2016 AGM, with 13 returning and two new members. At left, retiring board member Roger Nuttall receives a Certificate of Appreciation from President Reid Kilburn. New to the board are Kyla Haley and Michelle Soucy. Reid Kilburn is in his second year of his two year term as President, and Robert Cosh remains Past President. Returning board members are Cathy Kari, Christine Kilburn, Dave Bell, Chuck Shenkman, Krista Hearty McLean, Wally Robins, Barb Hicks, Ian McDonald, Gail Reid, Ann Scotton, and Derek Smith.
If you didn't make it to the AGM and would like a copy of "Our Table To Yours (OTTY)", have no fear! Several Perth businesses have agreed to sell them for us. This anniversary book is a collection of recipes, anecdotes, historical tidbits and photos from the Otty Lake community, and is a real bargain for $10. Set some aside for Christmas gifts! Our sincere thanks to these local businesses: Cafe Bean, Images InterAlia, Foodsmiths and at the Oliver's Mapleworks stand at the Perth Farmers' Market who are carrying the books. If you prefer to pick one up in Smiths Falls, call Barb 283-9966.
Come out for some family fun at Maple Glen Waterfront Park, from 10:30 to 1:00. This year Hugh Metcalfe, a falconer, will be be bringing his female hawk and will tell us about her, the sport, the club, and the role of birds of prey in medieval times. A $3 donation per person for the BBQ is suggested. Take the Otty Lake Side Road then turn left on Otty Way. See you there!
If there is a tree on your property line that has died, or is in danger of falling where it would be a hazard, check if it is near a Hydro main line (Hydro's responsibility), a secondary Hydro line leading to your house (your responsibility), or in the Township's right of way (possibly Public Works' responsibility).
The June log has just been posted. Some stories include: the loon survey, invasive species reminders, "Let Fallen Logs Lie" and the next phase of the fish and wildlife enhancement project. Upcoming events covered include: the AGM, the Picnic, Paddle Power and a FOCA workshop on cottage sharing agreements.
From Around the Rideau, May/June 2016: RVCA staff surveyed the installed spawning beds and brush bundles this spring. In
2016, 55 percent of the installed spawning nests were considered active as they were guarded by a male smallmouth bass, compared to 43 percent in 2015 and 41 percent in 2014. Several species of fish were observed around the installed brush bundles including largemouth bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass and various minnows. The brush bundles appear to be providing excellent feeding habitat and cover habitat for a wide variety of fish. From more information contact Jennifer at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Due to the dry conditions, residents in Drummond/North Elmsley Township and Tay Valley Township are only permitted to have small campfires supervised at all times.
For more information please contact the Fire Department Administration Office at 613-267-2596.
A group of residents have been recording loon sitings on Otty Lake. Observations are being compiled on a Google map in order to determine the number of nesting loons and their reproductive success (babies!) for the 2016 season. The findings will be summarized for the newsletter and submitted to Bird Studies Canada as part of their "Loon Survey". Anyone interested in contributing regular observations is invited to contact Kyla at email@example.com. In particular, the group is in need of anyone who can regularly make observations at the south end of the lake (Otty Lake SW Shore Road/Jessup/Blair Poole Lane area). Check the map periodically for updates!
June 10, 2016: Just 7 trees and 10 shrubs remaining, still a good selection of wildflowers. Last day to order is June 21.
June 1, 2016: There is still time to order wildflowers, shrubs and bareroot trees for your Otty Lake waterfront property. A revised order form indicates the number of each plant remaining. Pick up day will be Sat. June 25, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 126 Sutcliffe Lane. Contact Evelyn Dore or Gail Read for further details.
"At Home in Tay Valley" is an anthology of tales, family recollections and special memories of those who know it best – the people of Tay Valley. Burnstown Publishing House, together with Tay Valley Township, published a limited number of copies of the book, edited by Kay Rogers. Get your copy at the Tay Valley Township office, Balderson Cheese, Blackwood Originals, Shadowfax, the Perth Museum, the Book Nook, the Book Worm, the Riverguild, or the Village Green. Proceeds from the sale of "At Home in Tay Valley" will be directed to an annual scholarship fund.
That's the work day for Phase IV of the of the Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Project. Work will involve the placement of additional bass spawning beds and semi-submerged brush piles that will benefit amphibians, reptiles, water mammals, insect, water birds and other aquatic life. Contact Wally Robins to see how you can help.
See this poster and pamphlet from the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit and be prepared. Lyme disease and the ticks responsible for its spread are established throughout Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Counties. More tick references on our Environment Page.
You'll want to learn to recognize this plant, wild parsnip, which is spreading rapidly in Eastern Ontario. People coming in contact with the plant's sap have developed severe skin irritations. This plant has a yellow umbrella-like top and saw tooth leaves. Wild parsnip can be controlled by pulling or digging, or by mowing if done at the right stage of its development. Wear protective clothing and be extremely cautious when handling it, and be wary of picking wild flowers.
A ten-year snapshot into boating and off-road incidents investigated by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has revealed that capsized boats and lack of safety equipment have been the most common factors in fatal boating incidents, while alcohol leads the list of factors in off-road vehicle (ORV) incidents.
Tay Valley residents can access the HHWD in Middleville, 4686 Wolf Grove Road, until Mon. Oct. 10, 2016. The site is available to all residents of Lanark Highlands and Tay Valley Township. The depot is open during all regular Middleville waste site hours: Monday 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Drummond North Elmsley residents are entitled to use the HHWD on Patterson Cres. in Carleton Place. It is open Saturday mornings 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. until September 3, 2016, and is available to certain municipalities within Lanark County.
The condition of the Otty Lake shoreline directly impacts on the health of Otty Lake. The recently completed Otty Lake Shoreline Assessment Summary Report is a new resource that provides baseline data that will help in the planning of future Otty Lake shoreline stewardship activities. The Report is a lake-wide summary of the information gathered through the 2013 Love Your Lake surveying of 474 Otty Lake shoreline properties (totaling 93.3 % of the Otty Lake shoreline).
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Prong debuts Prong PWR Case for iPhone 5/5s
Prong has introduced its Prong PWR Case ($80), a new iPhone 5/5s case with an integrated wall plug and detachable backup battery. The detachable battery charges using the integrated plug, while the iPhone remains separate in its own protective bumper. As in Prong's PocketPlug iPhone 5 Case + Charger, the plug on the Prong PWR Case retracts by folding into the case.
The Prong PWR Case also comes with a micro USB port and cable. Prong's new case comes in four colors and is set to ship this summer. It's currently available for preorder at a reduced price of $65.
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I'm performing a "stress test" with NEO4J database. It isn't a big deal, but the partial results make me wonder whether this technology is suitable for online applications (or simply I don't get Cypher).
The first test was to add node by node like
(1° node) -[:NEXT_FRAME]-> () -[:NEXT_FRAME]-> () -[:NEXT_FRAME]-> () -[:NEXT_FRAME]-> ... -[:NEXT_FRAME]-> (last node)
and then retrieve the entire path using this query
START n=node:Frame(node_id="0"), m=node:Frame(node_id="9000")
MATCH p=(n)-[:FRAME_NEXT*]->(m)
RETURN p
ORDER BY m.node_id DESC
Note, when
m.node_id == 2, the query takes ~100 ms. Now with ~9000 nodes, it can take up to 30 seconds. I am not an expert, but it is too much time! I don't think 9K nodes should make this much difference.
So, what am I missing?
Cheers (and Merry Xmas)
I'm using py2neo and timing the query this way:
q_str = """
START n=node:Frame(node_id="0"), m=node:Frame(node_id="%d")
MATCH p=(n)-[:FRAME_NEXT*]->(m)
RETURN p
ORDER BY m.node_id DESC
""" % (i,)
print q_str
before = datetime.datetime.now()
query = neo4j.CypherQuery(graph_db, q_str)
record, = query.execute().data
after = datetime.datetime.now()
diff = after - before
diff_ms = diff.total_seconds() *1000
print 'Query took %.2f ms' % (diff_ms)